Lab Notes: What happens when a whale dies?
About this episode
This episode explores the significance of whale falls and the discovery of a massive whale graveyard off the coast of Western Australia.
The largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard has been found off the coast of Western Australia: teeming with life. Jonathan Webb takes a deep dive with environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, into the science behind whale falls and their importance to underwater ecosystems. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au Featuring: Peter de Kruijff, environment reporter Further information: World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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